G7 meeting in France

Trump to world leaders: "I'm the boss"

Donald Trump called himself the boss in front of the rest of the world leaders in the G7 on Wednesday. The American president stopped in front of the round table before sitting down for the meeting.

- I'm the boss, he said in front of Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron, among others.

Reuters writes that Trump's statement was joking but true. The United States plays a major role in several issues discussed at the meeting, including support for Ukraine.

No formal talks between the United States and Canada at the G7

Canada and the United States will not have any formal meetings in connection with the G7 meeting in France, reports the CBC.

Canada and the United States almost always have a one-on-one meeting with each other on the sidelines of the informal talks at the summit, but Prime Minister Mark Carney is calm.

– I wouldn’t make too big a deal out of it. We’ve had seven or eight conversations in the last 36 hours and will talk more today as well.

The relationship between the US and Canada has deteriorated since Donald Trump became president. In January, Carney received a lot of attention after a speech in which he talked about a destroyed world order and great powers behaving badly.

Zelenskyj pleased with increased support from G7 countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is pleased after the G7 countries announced more support for Ukraine.

“Most importantly, we agreed to further strengthen Ukraine’s air defense,” Zelenskyj writes on X after participating in a meeting in France. The power supply to the air defense will also be secured.

The G7 countries also promised to increase economic pressure on Russia. Among other things, by strengthening sanctions on the oil sector as soon as the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.